Universities and Colleges

Universities and colleges
Appalachian State University
by Martin, James I., Sr. Appalachian State University had its origins as Watauga Academy, which, under the leadership of Dauphin Disco Dougherty and Blanford Barnard Dougherty, opened in Boone in September 1899. Blanford [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)
Asheville Female College
by Wright, Ann S. Asheville Female College was one of the first educational institutions established in western North Carolina. During several decades in the nineteenth century it was considered an advanced school, [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)
Barber-Scotia College
by Wadelington, Charles W. Barber-Scotia College by Charles W. Wadelington, 2006 See also: Historically Black Colleges and Universities; North Carolina Women's Colleges; Historically Black Colleges and [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)
Barton College
by Martin, James I., Sr. Barton College, originally called Atlantic Christian College, dates to 1886, when the Committee on Education for the Disciples of Christ expressed a desire to establish a collegiate institute in [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)
Beers, Alma Holland
by . Beers, Alma Holland By Claire Richie, 2019 10 Jan. 1892-31 Oct. 1974  This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International [...] (from Government & Heritage Library, State Library of North Carolina.)
Belmont Abbey College
by Martin, James I., Sr. Belmont Abbey College, located in Belmont (Gaston County), is a Benedictine Catholic college that was founded in 1876. In that year, Father Jeremiah O'Connell purchased the 500-acre Caldwell Place, [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)
Bennett College
by Wadelington, Charles W. Bennett College is a historically black, private, liberal arts university for women located in Greensboro. It is one of only two women’s HBCUs in the United States and has connection to the United [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)
Black Mountain College
by Williams, Wiley J., Vocci, Robert Blair. Black Mountain College by Wiley J. Williams and Robert Blair Vocci, 2006 Black Mountain College, an [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)
Brevard College
by Martin, James I., Sr. Brevard College, a United Methodist institution located in the mountain town of Brevard, was named for Ephraim Brevard, a teacher and one of the local leaders that produced the Mecklenburg Resolves [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)
Bryant, Dixie Lee
by Lawrimore, Erin. Bryant, Dixie Lee Originally published as "Dixie Lee Bryant and Scientific Study at State Normal" by Erin Lawrimore, 2014 Republished with permission. When the doors opened for the first [...] (from The Way We Lived in North Carolina, NC Office of Archives and History and UNC Press.)
Campbell University
by Faulkner, Ronnie W. Campbell University, a Baptist institution of higher learning located in Buies Creek, started as Buies Creek Academy in 1887 with an enrollment of 21 students. The school was founded by James [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)
Carolina Christian College
by Hill, Michael. Carolina Christian College, a precursor of present-day Barton College in Wilson, was established by the Disciples of Christ in 1893 in the Pitt County town of Ayden, where it operated until 1903. By [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)
Carolina College for Women
by McKinnon, Henry A., Jr. Carolina College for Women, located at Maxton, was chartered by the North Carolina Methodist Conference in 1907. The Reverend S. E. Mercer and Euclid H. McWhorter, pastor of the Maxton Methodist [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)
Carolina Female College
by Kilmon, Deena Deese. Carolina Female College was established in Anson County by an act of the North Carolina legislature in 1850. At the time of its founding, it was one of 13 schools for young women in the state. Women [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)
Catawba College
by Williams, Wiley J. Catawba College by Wiley J. Williams, 2006\ See also: Private Education; Private Higher Education Catawba College was founded in Newton in 1851 by the German Reformed Church. During the [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)
Cherry, David King
by Stewart, James. Captain D. K. Cherry was a noted African American college professor at North Carolina Agricultural & Technical State University, a distinguished World War I veteran, and the president of the [...] (from NC Office of Archives and History.)
Chowan University
by Martin, James I., Sr. Chowan College, a four-year institution affiliated with the Baptist State Convention of North Carolina, is located in Murfreesboro in the northeastern part of the state. The college traces its [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)
Claremont College
by Williams, Wiley J. Claremont College by Wiley J. Williams, 2006 Claremont College, founded in Hickory in 1880 as Claremont Female College, was intended to be for young women what Catawba College represented [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)
College of Design
by Williams, Wiley J. In 1946 the consolidated University of North Carolina trustees created the School of Architecture and Landscape Design at North Carolina State University in Raleigh, combining the landscape [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)
Community Colleges
by Andrews, Edwin R., Fountain, Benjamin Eagles, Jr. In 1957, in an effort to address the educational needs created by the rapid shift from an agricultural to an industrial economy, the North Carolina General Assembly provided funds for a tax-supported [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)
Concordia College
by Williams, Wiley J. Concordia College was established in Conover in 1877 as Concordia High School by the Lutherans of the Tennessee Synod. It was converted into a college in 1881. The college began as a ministerial [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)
Davenport College
by Cross, Jerry L. Davenport College was established in Lenoir in 1855 by the Methodist Episcopal Church, South, as an institution of higher learning for women. It was named for William Davenport, one of the founders [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)
Davidson College
by Martin, James I., Sr. Davidson College, located in the town of Davidson, opened its doors in 1837 under the auspices of the Concord (western North Carolina) and Bethel (upcountry South Carolina) Presbyteries as a manual [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)
Duke Chapel
by Kemp, Amy. Duke Chapel by Amy Kemp Government and Heritage Library, 2017 See Also: Duke University, James B. Duke, 20th Century Architecture Duke Chapel is the largest, most prominent building of [...] (from Government & Heritage Library, State Library of North Carolina.)
Duke University
by Durden, Robert F. Duke University by Robert F. Durden, 2006 See also: Trinity College; Duke Endowment; Duke Homestead; Duke Power Company; Sarah P. Duke Gardens; W. Duke, Sons and Company; Private [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)
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